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November 4- November 29, 2008

Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia

Opening Reception, First Friday, November 7th 6:00pm-8:30pm

Please join the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, as we are pleased to announce the solo show of Scottish painter, Dana Hargrove title Divide and Consider.

Hargrove’s new collection of work stems from a recent summer residency in South Africa. During her time there, Hargrove discovered the still present consequences of colonization, imperialism, and segregation. In her installations one can recognize the use of European and African motifs to address the idea of globalization through both popular culture and militaristic means. Ever present in Hargrove’s work, is her investigation between culture and nature, in Divide and Consider, she calls on the viewer to look into the two with her through various types of imagery.

Aside from her residencies and travels, Dana Hargrove is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, and has various site specific installations in the United States and abroad.

Divide and Consider will run from November 4- November 29, 2008, with an opening reception, First Friday, November 7th from 6:00- 8:30p.m.

“Many of the works in this exhibition reference African/European motifs and strike a personal resonance for me. By isolating visual cues from within my experienced landscapes, such as local security fences and gates throughout Cape Town, I am able to signify the emotional and intellectual barriers or walls that are often consciously or subconsciously enhanced by our physical surroundings.” - Dana Hargrove 

November 4- November 29, 2008

Opening Reception with the artist: Friday, November 7th from 6:00- 8:30pm 

Philadelphia, PA - The Bridgette Mayer Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Scottish artist Dana Hargrove titled “Divide and Consider.” The show will run from November 4- November 29, 2008 with an opening reception on First Friday, November 7th, 6:00-8:30pm.  Last summer Dana Hargrove travelled to South Africa and Tanzania to complete a residency at Greatmore Studios. Her new body of work explores her ongoing interest in globalization and militaristic issues, while discussing the colonization of South Africa.   Anna Brzyski, professor from the University of Kentucky writes, “Dana Hargrove’s works fit comfortably within this broadly international tendency, though her intelligent use of richly decorative forms does not stem from an impulse to follow the prevalent fashion. She does not use ornament for ornament’s sake. The evocative sensuality of color, details, and patterns that appear in the pieces such as “The Empire’s New Clothes,” “Broekie,” or “Spikes” is deceptive. The visual playfulness of these works has a definite edge. It evokes the specter of the colonial and apartheid past that haunts South Africa’s present.” 

To see more images from Divide and Consider please click on the link below. 

Dana Hargrove- Divide and Consider

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Dana Hargrove was invited to write an article about her work for the leading UK artist magazine, AN.

http://sites.a-n.co.uk/degrees_unedited/articles/multipageArticle/424369

APR. 29-JUN. 2 (closed May 26; May 27, 28, 29, and Jun. 2, 8-4; May 30, 8-11)Re: Group Dana Hargrove and 10 Other 2001-2003 Graduates of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC)

May 1 Reception 5-7 pm

Department of Art faculty Eileen Macdonald hosts an eleven-member group show, all alums of SIUC and of various nationalities (American, Canadian, Chinese, Laotian, Scottish, and Vietnamese), who reside within the U.S.: Barb Bondy, Todd Frahm, Mike Geno, Dana Hargrove, Jarrod Houghton, Eileen Macdonald, Graham McDougal, Lara Nguyen, Sisavanh Phouthavong, Jon Swindler. and Xiaohong Zhang. Image: Jon Swindler.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE    CONTACT: Kat Quast 

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BAY TWO 

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 

Orlando’s Newest Art Venue 

Grand Opening Party  

$7.00 at the door 

Pelloni Development, KaKarmo, LLC and Lot1433 is proud to announce Orlando’s 

newest gallery! BAY TWO at the MILLS PARK SALES CENTER will be bringing you the 

very best in local art, music, film and more.  

Our maiden show here at BAY TWO will present a talented gathering of local artists, 

accompanied by the music of Ron Irizarry and accentuated by an excellent selection of 

the best wines from Italy.  

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We are pleased to announce that the Bridgette Mayer Gallery will be participating in the 2008 Red Dot Fair New York! Exhibiting at the show are gallery artists: Elyce Abrams, Allen Bentley, Charles Burwell, Clark Gibson, Dana Hargrove, Tim McFarlane, Rebecca Rutstein and Ivan Stojakovic.

“Red Dot’s roster includes young dealers exhibiting for the first time, as well as more established dealers turned off by the pressures of other art fairs. This is why Red Dot is of special interest to art lovers and savvy art collectors wishing to get beyond what is currently popular to see what is percolating in areas as yet undiscovered by the mainstream.” (http://www.reddotfair.com/NY2008/reddotfair.htm)

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Some images of the Bridgette Mayer Gallery exhibition opening for Black and White. Click on image to cycle through images.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery Group Show “Black & White” in Philadelphia and “FOOD: From Hunger to Plenty” at the Towson ARTS Collective, Towson. Read more »

Here are a few images from the opening of Roots Routes. Also below is an interview that Greatmore released in their newsletter and a link to a podcast of an interview with SAFM, South Africa’s national radio station:
  podcast interview with SAFM click here

TAG catches up with two visiting artists to talk about life, art making and their upcoming exhibition… Read more »

Press release: “Showcasing the work of Dana Hargrove from Scotland and Lesego Moncho from the North West, Roots Routes, is a visual art exhibition that looks at drawing the unique narratives of these two artists. By exploring the cultures surrounding them and expressing their own individual journeys through their personal landscapes, the community is encouraged to view recent works completed by these two artists during their stay over a three-month Visiting Artist Programme at Greatmore Studios.”

The catalogue can be looked at by clicking here.